HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with vocalist Vincent Bennett of Massachusetts heavy hitters THE ACACIA STRAIN when the band played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on December 5, 2009. Watch the 22-minute chat below. THE ACACIA STRAIN filmed its December 28, 2008 concert at the Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts for a forthcoming DVD, "The Most ...
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ASPHYX, FINAL BREATH, SEREGON Confirmed For Germany's WAY OF DARKNESS Festival
ASPHYX, FINAL BREATH and SEREGON are among the first confirmed bands for the Way Of Darkness festival, set to take place October 1-2, 2010 at Stadthalle in Lichtenfels, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ASPHYX DESASTER FINAL BREATH RAWSIDE SEREGON ULTRAWURSCHT For more information, visit www.wod-festival.de.
DEAD SHAPE FIGURE Completes Recording Drums, Guitars For New Album
Finnish modern thrash/death-influenced metal band DEAD SHAPE FIGURE has finished recording the drums and guitars at D-Studio in Nurmijärvi, Finland for its second album, "The Disease Of St. Vitus", for a spring 2010 release via Dynamic Arts Records. The group says, "We are gonna record the bass next week and the vocals will be recorded ...
GOTHMINISTER: 'Freak' Video Available
"Freak", the new video from the Norwegian goth/industrial metal band GOTHMINISTER, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Daniel William Bones, who has previously worked with SUSPERIA and WHERE ANGELS FALL. "Freak" comes off GOTHMINISTER's third album, "Happiness In Darkness", which was released on November 14, 2008 via e-Wave Records, a division of ...
SOUTHERN FRONT: Three Songs From Forthcoming Debut Album Posted Online
SOUTHERN FRONT, the new Austin, Texas-based band featuring original MOTOGRATER vocalist Zak Ward, has posted three songs from its forthcoming album on the group's MySpace page. Check out the tracks "See Sharp", "Opposition" and "Refugee" at this location. SOUTHERN FRONT's debut album, "Join Or Die", is due in January 2010. Formed in late ...
FEAR FACTORY Frontman Claims He Was 'F**ked Over' By Former Bandmates
Brendan Crabb (a.k.a. Spiritech) of PyroMusic.net recently conducted an interview with FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. PyroMusic.net: How did the [South American] tour go then, seeing as it was the first proper shows for this new FEAR FACTORY lineup? Burton C. Bell: Yeah, ...
MUDVAYNE Guitarist Talks About Making Of New Album
Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with MUDVAYNE guitarist Greg Tribbett. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: When we last spoke, you were recording "The New Game" album. At that time you said you already had another record in the can. Is this the record you were ...
DESPISED ICON Interviewed In Montreal
HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with Montreal, Quebec, Canada extreme metallers DESPISED ICON when the band played in their hometown on December 5, 2009. Watch the 21-minute chat below. "Day Of Mourning", the new album from DESPISED ICON, sold around 3,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut ...
DEF LEPPARD Guitarist's MAN RAZE: Second 'Live From London' Clip Posted Online
The second part in the "Live From London" live podcast series from MAN RAZE — the rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, Simon Laffy from GIRL and Paul Cook of THE SEX PISTOLS — can be viewed below. Part 3 will be posted on December 29. MAN RAZE recently completed a tour of ...